The Big Club Energy Finally Arrives at AnfieldLiverpool fans didn’t truly know what being a “Big Club” in the transfer market felt like, until the summer of 2025.Before this year, the most

Liverpool are said to want Rodrygo to join their starting forward line and play alongside talisman Mohamed Salah and fellow new signing Ekitike. The Merseyside outfit could even fund the arrival of Rodrygo by selling Luis Diaz, with Bayern Munich linked to the Colombian attacker.

Liverpool have agreed a deal worth £79million to sign Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt - and their flurry of signings might not stop there either this summer

Dominik Szoboszlai featured at right-back for Liverpool in their pre-season friendly win over Stoke City on Sunday

Liverpool’s move for Hugo Ekitike could be the catalyst for Arsenal and Newcastle to resolve their own striker issues. Ekitke is due to join the Reds in a big-money move from Eintracht Frankfurt, despite being strongly linked with Newcastle only several weeks ago.

With a fee agreed for striker Hugo Ekitike, the Frenchman now has permission to travel to complete a medical and agree personal terms with Liverpool. Should everything go to plan, the forward could join the Reds squad for their pre-season tour in Asia.

With Liverpool wrapping up a deal for Ekitiké worth a reported €95 million (£82.3 million, $110.5 million), the Reds appear to be out of the race for Isak this summer, while Newcastle’s mammoth price tag of at least £120 million ($161 million) drastically limits the number of teams capable of funding such a deal.

Jamie Carragher, as ever, was ahead of the curve. Back in April, speaking on the ‘It’s Called Soccer!’ podcast, the former Liverpool defender offered his thoughts on Ekitike. “There’s the lad at Eintracht Frankfurt who scored against Tottenham in the week, and I’m not going to try and pronounce his name!” Carragher laughed.

Liverpool's next test after the impending arrival of Hugo Ekitike may be to resolve the burning issue at the heart of their defence. Whilst they eye one player whose contract is expiring next year, one of their own is in the same position and if not careful the door could be left ajar for his departure.

Reports indicate that after Liverpool secured Hugo Ekitike's signing, Newcastle United have turned their attention to OGC Nice striker Evann Guessand, who is also being pursued by Sunderland.